Buck Chapter Summary

Mk and his mom haves a good relationship towards one another, that made important start to how his life was up and down. In the first chapter of Buck, you are introduced to a part of the Malo’s family and a glimpse of the type of activities he is involved in throughout the day. You learn that this autobiography is not only about his life but the lives of the people surrounding him as well. The character Uzi, who is Malo’s older brother, is a very powerful inspiration in his life as he says in chapter one. In chapter one he says, “Uzi’s more than my big brother, he’s my idol” (Asante). This small piece of the book implies to the readers that this character will also play an important role along with the author. The first chapter of this book was to grab the readers’ attention by starting it off with action. In the first paragraph of the chapter, the author describes how …show more content…
It starts off with Uzi explaining to Malo how the police wanted to give him time in jail. Uzi’s father, like most fathers, has him in the room on punishment or lockdown as most would say. Uzi packs for a one way trip to Arizona as Malo sits in the room wondering what may be next. As you continue to read, Malo goes on to explain his dad’s appearance and how he is a strong believer in the African culture. “The newspaper call our father the father of Afrocentricity because he started it,” Malo says. He also says that his dad was a child preacher back in the day and still talks as if that’s what he still does. Their house is very Afrocentric, says Malo, with naked African statues, pictures of Malcom X, and how everything is stamped with Africa all over it. It seems like his dad influenced everyone in the household to focus more on the African culture and not let society tell you anything different. As you continue to read you see an altercation between Uzi and his dad, well